Re: [Ogf-l] One or many licensors?

2004-07-31 Thread Doug Meerschaert
On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 16:00:25 +0200, Peter Brink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What does the list say? Collectively? "Hire a lawyer." Personally, I believe that it is safest to assume that you have a license with everyone you put in you Section 15. If Maggie releases "BWR Ships" based on Joe's "

RE: [Ogf-l] One or many licensors?

2004-07-31 Thread Reginald Cablayan
-Original Message- From: Maggie Vining > > I think it mostly works like this: > > A= Open content produced by Wizards of the Coast via the > System Reference > Document > > B= new open content created by another company > > A + B = C > > C= A product containing open game content wit

Re: **SPAM** Re: [Ogf-l] Signing Off

2004-07-31 Thread Christopher B. Wright
It strikes me that the problem here isn't a matter of personal ethics -- it's a matter of business ethics. When I was a contract employee, when I was working a contract it was understood that the information I dealt with was private to my employer and not to be shared with other employers. It was

Re: [Ogf-l] One or many licensors?

2004-07-31 Thread Joe Mucchiello
At 04:00 PM 7/31/2004 +0200, Peter Brink wrote: Having searched the archives of OGF-L and not found any clear answer to a question of mine I ask it here. It should be noted that my archive of this list goes back to early 2002, and I've seen numerous references to issues which seem to have been disc

Re: [Ogf-l] One or many licensors?

2004-07-31 Thread Maggie Vining
I think it mostly works like this: A= Open content produced by Wizards of the Coast via the System Reference Document B= new open content created by another company A + B = C C= A product containing open game content with varying PI restrictions. What we rarely see is: (A+ B) + (A + B) = C W

Re: [Ogf-l] Draft of limited license to use PI for citation of OCG

2004-07-31 Thread david_shepheard
I love the extra freedoms that limited licences give. This one is an especially good idea. Lets suppose that someone uses your OGC and your limited licence. You get a product with thing properly cited, which is great. I do have one small concern though:   What happens when a second generatio

Re: [Ogf-l] Signing Off

2004-07-31 Thread david_shepheard
I think it is a shame that *everyone* on this list has to lose of Bruce, because he doesn't like something Ryan did. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Baugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:13 PM > GAMA had this announcement today (I quote just the lead): > I'm not

[Ogf-l] One or many licensors?

2004-07-31 Thread Peter Brink
Having searched the archives of OGF-L and not found any clear answer to a question of mine I ask it here. It should be noted that my archive of this list goes back to early 2002, and I've seen numerous references to issues which seem to have been discussed prior to that, so this may have been dealt

Re: [Ogf-l] Draft of limited license to use PI for citation of OCG

2004-07-31 Thread Tavis Allison
Point well taken, Spike. I thought it was important to have a preface to show folks how the limited license was meant to be used, so I'm grateful for a suggestion that will make it clearer & less likely to be misleading.   - Tavis   - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [Ogf-l] Draft of limited license to use PI for citation of OCG

2004-07-31 Thread spikeyj
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Tavis Allison wrote: > Behemoth3, Inc. enthusiastically supports the open source licensing > movement, and we salute the creators of the Open Game License for > this revolutionary contribution to our community. In this spirit we > are honored to release sections of this book a

Re: [Ogf-l] Signing Off

2004-07-31 Thread Maggie Vining
Very well, if I sense that you are up to something that would wreak havoc on your integrity I promise I'll come to you with it. You're welcome to do the same with me. - Original Message - From: "Steven Trustrum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:4